Interview with Jan Heine of Bicycling Quarterly

An interview with Jan Heine, editor of Bicycle Quarterly has some interesting views.

"It's not something you thumb through once and throw away—each issue is printed on coated card stock, made to archive and re-read for years to come." (About Bicycle Quarterly)

"Wheel flop" and other such terminology

One can easily feel that an engineering degree would be useful for understanding bicycle design and optimization.

What makes a bike handle beautifully does a good job of explaining wheel flop, rake, offset, and other terms.

The Bicycle Quarterly glossary comes at this from a different (and also helpful) direction.

Bike parking at Pike Place Market

Bike parking at Pike Place Market
Originally uploaded by Michael Neubert

I assume this style of parking of bikes at the Pike Place Market in Seattle is intended (to some degree) as a rebellious statement. It certainly doesn't seem very convenient. At any rate, the bikes lined up nicely for the photo.

2009 Speedvagen Road

2009 Speedvagen Road
Originally uploaded by Vanilla Workshop

Speedvagen bikes are in the "Bespoked" book (really an exhibit catalog) I just bought. Very nice!

Ballard locks & bikes

Ballard locks & bikes
Originally uploaded by Michael Neubert

Since the locks are a federal facility, the federal Code of Federal Regulations (CFR) is cited as governing the walking of one's bicycle at the Ballard locks.

Common sense suggests the same thing but it seems reasonable I suppose to make this point more clearly.

Wooden frame bikes (Renovo)

Renovo bikes site - maker of wood and bamboo frame bikes. Located in Portland, Ore.

It's the smoothest bike you'll ever ride, stealth quiet, lightweight and responsive, stiff as you want. Renovo hollow wood and laminated bamboo frames will forever change your understanding of what a bicycle should be, and how brilliantly these natural materials perform when designed to their strengths.

Bespoke: The Handbuilt Bicycle (exhibit)

Bespoke: The Handbuilt Bicycle is an article with some photographs of the amazing bicycles in the "Bespoke" exhibit. Most (but not all) are steel frame bikes.

The online version of the exhibit with more photos.